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S. Korea seeks digital trade pact with EU

South Korea will push to clinch a bilateral pact on digital trade with the European Union to facilitate trade in the digital realm and to enhance industry cooperation

South Korea joins world's 1st digital trade pact to boost exchange​​​​​​​

South Korea has become the fourth country to join the world’s first multilateral digital trade agreement, the Digital Economic Partnership Agreement, to boost its digital content and service exchange.

S. Korea calls for non-discriminatory application of EU acts

South Korea called on the European Union to ensure its new acts on batteries, critical minerals and net-zero goals are not discriminatory against foreign companies, as the two sides seek to enhance trade and industry ties

MSIT Boosts Entry of Domestic Digital Companies into Vietnam​​​​​​​

The MSIT holds "K-Global@Vietnam 2023" for two days starting on June 8, in Ho Chi Minh City, to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam in the digital sector and support Korean digital companies to enter the Vietnamese market.

S. Korea, Saudi Arabia to form 208.4 bln-won joint investment fund

South Korea and Saudi Arabia will form a 208.4 billion-won (US$155 million) joint fund to help Korean startups attract investments and advance to the Middle Eastern market

President Yoon, OpenAI CEO discuss ways to enhance AI cooperation

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, to discuss a variety of topics regarding artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

Poland emerges as source of S. Korea's 5th-biggest trade surplus thanks to defense exports

Poland emerged as the source of South Korea's fifth-biggest trade surplus in the January-April period thanks to increased defense industry exports

KAIST research team develops a forgery prevention technique using salmon DNA​

On May 23, a KAIST research team revealed the development of a proprietary technology for security and certification using random patterns that occur during the self-assembly of soft materials.

Country's 1st robot conductor to debut with nat'l orchestra

S. Korea to adopt multilingual AI digital textbooks for multicultural families' children

Elementary, middle, and high school students will be able to study various subjects such as science, math, social studies, and the Korean language by 2028.

VR solution developer Ziwoo to release machine gun for virtual combat training

Korean biz leaders join forces for hydrogen leadership

Hyundai Motor chief reaffirms will to reach carbon neutrality by 2045, hints at new hydrogen-powered car launches in US

Daesang begins production of bioplastic ingredient​​​​​​​

South Korean food company Daesang said it had completed a sample production of cadaverine, a biologically derived chemical that can replace petroleum-based substances in the production of nylon and other polymers.

KT partners with pharmaceutical company to provide Vietnamese language-based medical information sharing platform

S. Korea to foster local bio industry to produce W100tr by 2030

The MSIT mapped out a long-term biotechnology development plan to accelerate the integration of bio and high-tech digital technologies as a way to bring about innovation in other sectors, like medicine, environment and agriculture.